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Generally there are two issues that determine if scaffolds are compatible; the first issue applies to the same type of scaffold of different designs or manufactured by different manufacturers. For example, a tubular welded frame scaffold manufactured by company A has a leg diameter of 1 inch while...

So, what has the association been up to for the last 25years? Back in the early 1980’s the big issues were insurance, OSHA, CAL-OSHA, liability exposure and membership. Sounds familiar doesn’t it? But wait a minute; it isn’t the same issues although the agencies may be the same. Federal OSHA was...

Imagine this: I am a scaffold erector and I enjoy my job. I like erecting scaffolds. I know how to build scaffolds but I don’t know much about all the rules that I am suppose to follow. All I know is that all the platforms are suppose to have guardrails and I have heard that scaffolds are suppose...

Federal OSHA, as well as the American National Standards Institute, ANSI, has definitions for competent and qualified, particularly as it pertains to scaffolding. To paraphrase the definition, a competent person is an individual who can recognize a hazard and has the authority to eliminate that...

The bumper sticker that says: “Safety is my Goal.” What’s the guy doing until he gets to his goal? The sign next to the elevator on the first floor that says: In case of fire, use the stairs, not the elevator. What are you going to do, take the elevator up to see how the fire is doing? What about...